Month: April 2021
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Trial Shows Inhaled Covid-19 Therapy Safe
Results of a clinical trial show an anti-microbial treatment for Covid-19 infections given as a nasal spray is safe and well-tolerated in healthy volunteers.
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Microsoft, Biotech Partner on Metastatic Cancer
A biotechnology start-up is collaborating with Microsoft Corp. on computational tools to find and predict factors that cause cancers to spread.
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Important Factors in Building Your Online Presence
There are several important factors that go into a good online presence, and you need to be aware of these if you are going to have the best results.
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Graphene Crispr Chip Detects Small Genetic Differences
An academic-industry team designed a computer chip with graphene circuits using the gene-editing technique Crispr to detect fine genetic differences in samples.
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Hearing Tech Company Raises New Venture Funds
A company creating devices that help people with hearing impairments, but without the stigma or cost of hearing aids, is raising $7 million in new venture funds.
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Infographic – Biotech Index Dips in Q1
For the first three months of 2021, the NBI continued its climb from last year, but then headed south and ended up about where it began for the year.
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Robot Designed to Find, Retrieve Hidden Objects
An engineering lab studying wireless technologies developed a robotic arm using radio waves to find and grab objects blocked from direct view.
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Mobile App to Track Fat, Sugar Consumption
A mobile app is being created that allows users to record their eating of saturated fat and added sugar in near real time to better gauge health effects.
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Univ. Lab Develops, Licenses Sports Injury Implant
A medical device company now offers a synthetic tissue implant for torn rotator cuff, a common sports injury, designed at a Purdue University engineering lab.